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Tora-san Plays Cupid

1977 film. 20th entry in "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" series.
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Tora-san Plays Cupid

Summary

Tora-san Plays Cupid is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tora-san Plays Cupid's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Tora-san Plays Cupid was directed by Yōji Yamada[4].
  • Tora-san Plays Cupid's genre is comedy film[5].
  • Tora-san Plays Cupid followed Tora-san Meets His Lordship[6].
  • Tora-san Plays Cupid was followed by Stage-Struck Tora-san[7].
  • A cast member of Tora-san Plays Cupid was Kiyoshi Atsumi[8].
  • A cast member of Tora-san Plays Cupid was Chieko Baishō[9].
  • A cast member of Tora-san Plays Cupid was Masatoshi Nakamura[10].
  • A cast member of Tora-san Plays Cupid was Shinobu Ōtake[11].
  • A cast member of Tora-san Plays Cupid was Gin Maeda[12].
  • A cast member of Tora-san Plays Cupid was Hisao Dazai[13].
  • A cast member of Tora-san Plays Cupid was Masami Shimojō[14].
  • Tora-san Plays Cupid's part of the series is recorded as Otoko wa Tsurai yo[15].
  • Tora-san Plays Cupid's production company is recorded as Shochiku[16].
  • The original language of Tora-san Plays Cupid was Japanese[17].
  • Tora-san Plays Cupid's color is recorded as color[18].
  • Tora-san Plays Cupid's country of origin is recorded as Japan[19].
  • Tora-san Plays Cupid was released on January 1, 1977[20].
  • Tora-san Plays Cupid's distributed by is recorded as Shochiku[21].
  • Tora-san Plays Cupid's narrative location is recorded as Nagasaki Prefecture[22].
  • Tora-san Plays Cupid's official website is recorded as https://www.tora-san.jp/movie/20/[23].
  • Tora-san Plays Cupid's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+95'}[24].
  • Tora-san Plays Cupid's EIRIN film rating is recorded as G[25].
  • Tora-san Plays Cupid's original film format is recorded as 35 mm film[26].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Tora-san Plays Cupid was directed by Yōji Yamada[4]. Cast members include Kiyoshi Atsumi[8], Chieko Baishō[9], Masatoshi Nakamura[10], Shinobu Ōtake[11], Gin Maeda[12], and Hisao Dazai[13].

Publication

Tora-san Plays Cupid was released on January 1, 1977[20]. The original language of it was Japanese[17]. Its genre is comedy film[5]. Its part of the series is recorded as Otoko wa Tsurai yo[15].

Subject and Themes

Tora-san Plays Cupid's part of the series is recorded as Otoko wa Tsurai yo[15].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Tora-san Plays Cupid followed Tora-san Meets His Lordship[6]. It was followed by Stage-Struck Tora-san[7].

Why It Matters

Tora-san Plays Cupid ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

film Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Original language of film or tv show → Japanese
    Color → color
    Publication date → +1977-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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